Yes, balance is a big thing for me. I haven't been doing a good job of it lately, or I would have posted something new much sooner. Fortunately, I think that is part of life and the balance of it.
One of my first AhhHaa! moments on balance was the scale that now sits on the antique piano in our living room. I received it years ago from my sister-in-law. We went to an old house of hers that she needed to clean out and looked around to see if there was anything there that we needed or wanted. My husband and I were newly married so we hadn't collected nearly as much as we have now. She was very kind to let us have several items including this scale. There was no practical purpose for the scale, I just thought it was pretty and elegant-looking. Something you might see on a tour of a historic home. It stands about 18 inches high and is an antique gold color with ornate designs, cut glass plates hanging from either arm of the scale and crystals hanging from the center. One day, while spending some quiet time in the living room, feeling overwhelmed with life, I looked at the scale. When the scale is balanced, the center section and the arms form a cross. I had looked at the scale many times over the years, but never had the revelation I had that day. When I put God in charge of my life, He is strong enough to keep my life in balance. Whenever things get a little tilted, off kilter and out of whack, it's usually because I've tried to be the center and I can't hold it all up. When I put God back at the center, things work out much better.
I still have a long way to go, and I'm sure I'll try to take over the center again sometime (maybe tomorrow), but atleast I'm doing better than I was. Meanwhile, when all the activities, to do lists and stuff in life are swirling around and threatening to drown me, I look at my scale, take a deep breath and say a quick prayer.
